
OLD TESTAMENT LESSONS.
13.
How long are we exhorted to thus trust God ?
Verse 4, first clause.
14.
What basis does he give for everlasting
trust? Same verse, last part; Isa. 51 :6.
15.
What will become of the proud of the earth
who trust in themselves ? Isa. 26:5, 6.
16.
At what time will the poor and meek reign
triumphant? Ps: 37: 9—ri; Mal. 4: 2, 3.
17.- What assurance has the righteous that God
regards his faithfulness? Isa. 26: 7;
Ps.
37: 23.
18. What will be the heart longings of those
who are looking for Christ's coming? Isa.
26:8,
9.
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NOTE.—This
Scripture lesson fixes the time of this song
of ,salvation in connection with the coming of Christ
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The characteristics of the people who will be saved at
that time are thus expressed: " Here is the patience cf
the saints; here are they that keep the commandments
of God, and the faith of Jesus." Rev. 14: 12. Ow.: .)f
God's commandments, namely, the fourth, presents tit.
name, title, and extent of the authority of the Giver of
law. The Psalmist (111:4) says. that God has "marls
his
wonderful worts
to be remembered." The fourth
commandment and other scriptures show that God ha.-.3
given, as the memorial of his wonderful works, the holy
Sabbath. His faithful people will remember this in the
last days, and, therefore, in this time of trouble, while.
longing for his coining, will sing: " Yea,. in the way o(
thy judgments ["highway of thy commandments," Spur-
rell], 0 Lord, have we waited for thee; the desire of out
soul is to thy name,- and to the remembrance [',`memo-
rial," Rev. Ver.] of thee."
19.
What is God's "remembrance" (or "memo-
rial," Revised Version) ? Ps. III :4; Ex. 20:8—:I.
20.
Whom will this lead us to acknowledge?
Ans.—The Creator and Redeemer, Christ Jesus
our Lord. Col. 1 :14.-17; Eph. 2: 10.